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44 <h1>The Collections Framework</h1>
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46 <p>The collections framework is a unified architecture for
47 representing and manipulating collections, enabling them to be
48 manipulated independently of the details of their representation.
49 It reduces programming effort while increasing performance. It
50 enables interoperability among unrelated APIs, reduces effort in
51 designing and learning new APIs, and fosters software reuse. The
52 framework is based on more than a dozen collection interfaces. It
53 includes implementations of these interfaces and algorithms to
54 manipulate them.</p>
55 <p>The documents in this section are non-normative portions of
56 the Java™ Platform, Standard Edition API Specification.</p>
57 <ul>
58 <li><b><a href="coll-overview.html">Overview</a></b> - An overview of
59 the collections framework.</li>
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61 <ul>
62 <li><b><a href="coll-reference.html">Annotated API Outline</a></b> - An
63 annotated outline of the classes and interfaces comprising the
64 collections framework, with links into the API Specification.</li>
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67 <li><b><a href="coll-designfaq.html">Design FAQ</a></b> - Answers to
68 frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the design of the
69 collections framework.</li>
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